This is an old news, I do not know who let this guy copy again and again.

12:26 pm August 19, 2011

Tom wrote:

I think may be this guy try buy the stock.

12:34 pm August 19, 2011

Geek wrote:

at least China has internet connection with reasonable speed-price; in US cable companies didn't improve anything in last 15 years, and internet here is slow and very expensive.

12:43 pm August 19, 2011

Su wrote:

I hope The Wall Street Journal should have qualitative analysis, not just know copy.

1:41 pm August 19, 2011

Johnny wrote:

This guy obviously doesn't know much about China, this is not the same country that was 45 years ago .
CCTV however did all this for their own own benefits, how can anyone trust one media attacks another.
All were old news, someone is using this as an excuse for trading purposes .

2:24 pm August 19, 2011

Bob wrote:

The internet access is restricted by the govornment, and we don't get to access Google or Twitter, that's why Baidu become the most popular search engine in China.

2:37 pm August 19, 2011

Budu wrote:

CCTV survey program aiming to Baidu is not a pure political issue, but a legal issue as well. What Baidu has done is obviously illegal, that has made lots of Chinese web users sick. In case the writer lose your money from fraud website which ranks 1st place in Baidu search result, or even tragicaly lose your life from bogus drugs sold from fraud website which ranks 1st place as well, he will never be so casual to conclude. The violations of Baidu, if take place in US, I believe, will lead to a big penalty which is enough for 3 Baidus bursting-up.

PS: I agree rest of views except Baidu's exposure

5:26 pm August 19, 2011

yyy wrote:

Baidu carelessly put a fraud website on its portal web page and many customers trusted Baidu and sent money to the website and later found it is a fishing web. Is it a right thing to do for Baidu? Why CCTV cannot expose it? Where those customers should go to complain? Shuoba.com?

5:27 pm August 19, 2011

yyy wrote:

Why it is a politial risk? Fraud is fraud, no matter in China or US. Get real.

7:02 pm August 19, 2011

Truth is wrote:

Baidu's obviously unethical and illegal business practice in China has outraged tens of millions of average internet users as well as normal businesses for years. Baidu has created this escalating risk by itself due to its irresponsible operational supervision and stubbornness of self correcting capability. Backed by Chinese government, CCTV's disclosure of Baidu's wrongdoings these days has been applaused by all walks of society in China, not just 400 million web users there. The fact of Baidu's help with fraud and fake web sites to cheat its web users cannot be escaped from the attention of government monitoring agencies or even average Joe in China. Baidu will surely pay a big price for its own illegal conducts. This time, it is very clear that the fatal knives are ready for Baidu by the Chinese government. Investors will inevitably see Baidu's miserable results caused by no anyone else but BIDU itself. Therefore, the smart move at the moment is to SELL BIDU NOW before it's too late.

7:28 pm August 19, 2011

BBB wrote:

This is web advertising, not television, don't kid yourself . You don't see fraud or illegal Ads on newspaper?
Rules are different . Speaking sell Baidu shares, I am sure you will buy it if it comes down , Truth?

9:51 pm August 19, 2011

slim wrote:

It is curious that in a society riddled with scams and unethical business practices, a state broadcaster would target a private firm. There must be a state-owned portal waiting in the wings.

1:04 am August 20, 2011

BBB wrote:

good question, here is the scoop, although CCTV is state owned , they don't always necessary represent the opinion of the government, they itself has had many scams in the past that were exposed on the state newspaper . here that? State newspaper against State television !!! Does anyone know in order to be on the CCTV 's annual new year eve gala 's broadcast , many artists actually have to pay millions to the station , and that is an unofficial and secret rule . and you folks think this is legal ? this is bribery , pure curruptions . , Politics are complicated in China, CCTV does not in particular voice for the government which seems united but are also divided . Last financially, CCTV is entitled to generate their own revenue to pay staff's big bonuses . Jury is out , who is the bad guys here . pretty obvious

2:42 am August 20, 2011

Against Evil "Truth Is" wrote:

So this evil "TRUTH IS" must own a lot of short position of BIDU, or he works for other company who is the competitor of BIDU. He is so aggressively soliciting people selling BIDU instead of just expressing opinion. Hum...

2:57 am August 20, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

If CCTV wants to find you trouble, you are always going to have one no matter what. Years ago, CCTV said Google posted ‘yellow’ Ads not appropriate for young people, so Google got shut down. Now they say BIDU what….? Things in China are so funny. Dogs are biting dogs. Xinhua Daily is the biggest dog, CCTV is the 2nd one, Google and Bidu are just dog food, I guess.

11:46 am August 20, 2011

Against Against Evil ' Truth Is ' wrote:

So because he own short position of BAIDU, so the foul behavior of Baidu is no longer fraud, but a mercy to the users, right?
So track your reasoning, you must own a lot of long position, or work for Baidu. And you also aggressively worship Baidu, Hum,,, ,,,

7:03 am August 22, 2011

SinoPundit wrote:

This journalist doesn't "get it". His comment that the Chinese "government's tolerance for private companies playing a dominant role in strategic sectors is limited" misses the point that the Chinese government doesn't care whether the companies that dominate an industry are public or private as long as they are domestic Chinese companies (rather than foreign players).

7:48 am August 22, 2011

Ken wrote:

Media in a totalitarian police state is by definition political. Invest with the understanding that the company, and your money, can disappear in a flash.

2:31 pm August 22, 2011

Chris wrote:

Baidu's behaviour is over the top accepting advertising from illegal, non-existant and fraudulent companies. The CCTV expose demonstrated the complicity of Baidu's salesforce in these illegal behaviours, coaching crooks on how to get through the minimal barriers the company has established. Search in Chinese for medicines, airtickets, home removals etc and a host of dubious entities will rank very highly both in the PPC ads section and in the so-called 'natural' rankings. Baidu's natural rankings are a fraud and fully driven by paid advertising with the platform. As a result, trusting internet users, presuming legitimate enterprises are displayed are defrauded. What is shocking is the complicity of Baidu's sales force in these frauds. When Alibaba had a problem (small compared to Baidu's) they quickly cleaned up the mess and exited hundreds of sales staff. Baidu's problems have been on-going, exposed multiple times and have still not been fixed. The same fake medicine, air ticket and removalist scams exposed years ago are still being carried out by fake and illegal advertisers on Baidu's platform. It indicates something seriously wrong at the top of Baidu.

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